Bought mine yesterday , These are the latest models 1228 not the old 1212 ... So grab a bargain .

* Built-in hardware H.264 high definition encoder, for high performance, high quality TV recordings * Component video input from most high definition cable TV and satellite TV receivers. Optical or stereo audio inputs * Record high definition video at up to 1080i resolution, 720p or VGA/D1 * Record at data rates from 1Mbs to 13.5Mbs, constant and Variable Bit Rate * Blu-ray format AVCHD recordings, so you can burn your TV recordings onto a standard DVD disk (up to 2 hours of video at 5MBits/sec) and playback on Blu-ray DVD players * Includes HD software video player, so you can playback recordings to your PC screen * Audio/Video component video loop through to allow HD recording and viewing at the same time * High Performance Noise Reduction Function * NTSC,PAL and SECAM Support * IR receiver for remote control * IR Blaster to change the TV channels in your set top box.